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Welcome to Wheaton ...

Wheaton is located in Appling County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Wheaton is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wheaton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wheaton: 912

Communities Also Named Wheaton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wheaton - they are located in Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2) and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wheaton.

Communities near Wheaton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wheaton.

  • Baxley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quinn ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Alma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Bacon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Phillipi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
    • Phillipi is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
  • Odum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Surrency
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coffee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Coffee is located in Bacon County
  • Madray Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Cedar Crossing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wheaton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wheaton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wheaton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheaton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheaton. See our Newspapers Page for Wheaton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheaton ...

Looking for more information about Wheaton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wheaton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wheaton.

Adding Wheaton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheaton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wheaton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wheaton post office opened in 1879.

We also found Wheaton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wheaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Appling, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/